What symptoms do you have?

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Curious about what kind of symptoms people. On the DSM, I only have have of the requirements...

-I get easily startled or irritated at certain loud noises

-I like predictability (although I'm not rigid)

-I had obsessions (not so much any more though)

-I used to have outbursts but I have more control over them since I've been on antidepressants

-I can be socially awkward

-There are certain phrases what push my buttons if they are said to me but aren't meant to be offensive

-I dislike crowds, especially at shopping places

-I overthink things all the time

-I am not very good at making friends, but I have got better at it

-I was a lonely teenager with no friends

-Some things bother me what doesn't bother others, like if somebody's clothing tag is sticking out

-Certain jobs would be hard for me, like retail jobs, because interaction with customers would make me anxious

I described in detail my symptoms (and also the anomalies) in The Aspie Code

My symptoms are:

oversensitivity to light, sounds, smells, texture etc.

I take things literally (hard to tell if someone is joking as an example).

I need a daily routine.

Impossible to make friends. (never had friends growing up, still don't, but I do have a boyfriend)

Being around people drains me physically and mentally.

Can't get/hold down a job.

Stimming...

- Not good at making conversation
- Trouble knowing how much eye contact to make
- Often not wanting to be around others
- Meltdowns, often over minor things
- Various stims
- Trouble connecting with people socially
- Some unusual interests, especially when younger
- Getting really obsessed with things or people
- Uncomfortable in certain clothes or combinations of clothes
- Aversions to things like graffiti and bubbles in food/drink
- Easily overwhelmed in certain social environments
- Not good at sports or fine motor tasks
- Occasional trouble responding when asked a difficult question, resulting in just being silent
- Occasional echolalia (repeating certain phrases out loud to myself several times)
- Uncomfortable with being patted, resulting in flinching

I have the Lupine form of Asperger's.

The only diagnostic criterium: I can't stop myself from howling like a wolf in the subways.....

Seriously, until I was 5 1/2, I had no speech, was mostly oblivious to social overtures, screamed with no provocation at all, tended to destroy much that was in my path. I don't know if I stimmed, though I suspect I did.

I don't have very many in actuality, at least not nowadays anymore.

*Can make conversations, but am prone to making minor errors/saying things that aren't entirely appropriate, more often than most people
*A serious fear of getting close to people, especially if they're young attractive women, to the point of potential panic attacks.
*Somewhat prone to getting startled by gunshots, explosions, airhorns, etc. If I know that one of the aforementioned items will be sounded in the next few minutes, I get rather nervous.
*A few stims when younger, none remain aside from talking to myself a lot
*Somewhat unusual interests when young, (trains, hurricanes)
*Can't make eye contact with family, but eye contact tends to be succesful with those at work. Provided they're not too close; they should be 4 feet or farther away

These aren't strictly ASD symptoms but they might be related:
*Speaking of distance, I don't have any spatial awareness to speak of aside from the above. I'm always clipping things when walking. Navigating crowds of people is very complicated.
*Rather poor muscle coordination. I literally couldn't hit a ball at all until I was 12 or so
*Confusing the order of letters and especially numbers when copying (yeah, math is alot of fun).
*And my greatest weakness of all, learning new knots. I've been trying to tie a bowline correctly for 10 years now. Still need multiple attempts to actually tie it.

- Obsessive, unusual interests
- Adherence to routines, prefers to be on a rigid schedule
- Usually I don't make eye contact
- Picky eater
- Sensitive to sound and touch, not so much to light
- Meltdowns
- Emotional sensitivity
- Socially awkward, don't make friends easily, although I have a few at the moment
- Echolalia sometimes, a lot when when I was younger
- Poor motor skills, walked later than average, bad at sports, bad handwriting, etc
- Self-injurious behaviors during meltdowns such as biting, hitting, head banging, etc
- Easily overwhelmed
- Very introverted
- Sometimes I don't pick up on jokes and sarcasm
- Sensitive to criticism and low distress tolerance
And more that I can't think of now

Perseveration
Black-and-white thinking (which is why I struggle with English class)
Stimming (mostly those that seem more typical such as tapping my foot or nail biting)
Easily startled
Sensitivity to loud noises and certain food textures
Verbal stimming (occasionally speaking made-up words or whispering to myself)
Obsessions/special interests (exam gloves, discrimination, autism,
Occasional violent behavior (only during elementary school)
Meltdowns (far worse during my earlier years)
Comorbid conditions (specifically GAD and social anxiety)
And more...

- Hyper- or hypo- sensitivities to all major senses (vestibular, olfactory, gustatory, auditory, visual, tactile, proprioception- lots of symptoms that stem from this)
- Stereotypical behaviors such as rocking, repeatedly feeling textures, pacing, spinning, etc.
- Obsessive adherence to certain routines and rituals
- Resistance to change
- Over attachment to unusual objects such as sticks, rocks, string, or paper as well as more typical objects
- Preoccupation with certain narrowed areas of interest
- Difficulty interacting with others
- Difficulty making and keeping friends
- Difficulty with some jokes, sarcasm, and figurative statements
- Situational flat affect or exaggerated affect (not always)
- Hyperlexia
- GI issues
- Commorbids including severe OCD, episode of major depression, and possible Tourette’s and POTS
- Prosopagnosia (inability to recognize faces)
- Difficulty with eye contact
- Auditory processing deficits
- Delayed echolalia/palalia
- Gross motor skill delay
- Difficulty with groups
- Spatial sequential synesthesia
- Difficulty in some conversations
- Some difficulties with cognitive/responsive emotional reciprocity
- Very shy/quiet; introversion; prefer to be alone
- Fantastic rote memory; poorer shot term memory
- Detail oriented
- Occasional crying meltdowns
- Talked early but like a little adult
- Emotional/Social immaturity, but overly mature in other ways

Used to Have More Trouble With
- Reading social cues
- Understanding socially polite behavior and social conventions
- Pointing out others’ mistakes

Despite all that she wrote, I feel Stampy will, ultimately, become a great success.

I have several symptoms that I've been able to recognize.

I. Taking certain things too seriously.
II. Getting overwhelmed by stressful situations resulting in me shutting down or snapping at others.
III. Major obssesions.
IV. Easily distracted when interrupted which makes it harder to maintain a train of thought.
V. Getting easily annoyed by sayings or words I find to be stupid, archaic, or both.
VI. Hate abrupt changes to the status quo.
VII. Will sometimes engage in repetitive actions or patterns.

Just to name a few.

I speak "archaically" sometimes.